# Bakunawa ![rw-book-cover](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Visayan_tenegre_horn_hilt_closeup.JPG/1200px-Visayan_tenegre_horn_hilt_closeup.JPG) URL:: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakunawa Author:: wikipedia.org ## AI-Generated Summary The Bakunawa is a serpent-like dragon in Philippine mythology. It is believed to be the cause of eclipses, earthquakes, rains, and wind. ## Highlights > The **Bakunawa** is a serpent-like dragon in [Philippine mythology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_mythology). It is believed to be the cause of [eclipses](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipses), [earthquakes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake), rains, and wind.[[1]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakunawa) The movements of the Bakunawa served as a [geomantic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geomancy) [calendar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendar) system for ancient Filipinos and were part of the [shamanistic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamanistic) rituals of the *[babaylan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babaylan)*. It is usually depicted with a characteristic looped tail and a single horn on the nose. It was generally believed to be a [sea serpent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_serpent),[[2]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakunawa) but are also variously believed to inhabit either the sky or the [underworld](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underworld).[[3]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakunawa) ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01ff0z7fwab75m8gvf9ah5nfyv)) > The **Bakunawa** is a serpent-like dragon in [Philippine mythology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_mythology). It is believed to be the cause of [eclipses](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipses), [earthquakes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake), rains, and wind.[[1]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakunawa) The movements of the Bakunawa served as a [geomantic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geomancy) [calendar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendar) system for ancient Filipinos and were part of the [shamanistic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamanistic) rituals of the *[babaylan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babaylan)*. It is usually depicted with a characteristic looped tail and a single horn on the nose. It was generally believed to be a [sea serpent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_serpent),[[2]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakunawa) but are also variously believed to inhabit either the sky or the [underworld](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underworld).[[3]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakunawa) ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01ff0z840dnw56c8kh57z8n75m))